Sheep Health and Shift to Intensive Ranching in Umatilla County
Inspector Bean reports sheep in Umatilla County in generally fine condition, with feeding winters and snow causing some thinness. He predicts a shift toward grain and root crops and away from open-range grazing, forecasting more sheep in the county and increased profitability with fewer risks. Irrigation and range curtailment are noted as influential factors shaping the industry’s move to more intensive, fuelled by better forage and improved management.
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Bean
Peay
Mauna
Hean
General Dutch Transport Strike Seizes Amsterdam Rail Yard
Strikes by workmen in all transportation sectors including railways ships docks and depots paralyze Amsterdam. Troops guard railroad property along the quays while mail trains proceed. A nationwide transport strike protests antistrike bills and wage demands with a worker shot after failing to answer a soldier’s challenge.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Holland
Committee of Defense
Vankuyper
Rotterdam
Sultan Unnerved by Balkans Unrest Reported
The April dispatches from Berlin claim the sultan of Tue-Key is so distracted that he could harm himself. Reports from Belgrade note Serb authorities do not deem the peninsular crisis serious enough to mobilize reserves.
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Balkans
Berlin
Tageblatt Todiy
Tue- Key
Belgrade
Big Strike in Spain Strikes Loom Over Valencia Silk Trade
A general strike is feared in Valencia Spain today with potential wide impact on the silk industry. Negotiations stalled as workers threaten to halt production and disrupt exports, signaling a major labor action in the region.
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Spain
Valencia
Demonstration Ends in Belgrade Violence as Troops Fire
Belgrade witnesses a student and worker protest against new police regulations. Assistants apprentices and messengers join with students in a revolt. Troops are deployed and fire on the crowd, resulting in five deaths and sixteen injuries. The incident was reported from Vienna via Tageblatt correspondence.
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Belgrade
Vienna
Tageblatt
English mails delayed by American ship combines
Postmaster-General Chamberlain told the House of Commons that mail slowness since the advent of American ship combines would be remedied after May 6. He noted some slow vessels were used but expected faster steamers to run regularly starting May 6.
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London
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Wealthy Theatrical Character Shoots Self in London
Mrs Mabel Townsend a wealthy eccentric theater figure once linked to the Alcazar of San Francisco killed herself on her sister's doorstep in Litchfield England this morning. A letter found in her hand addressed to her sister offered no reason for the act.
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England
London
Mabel Townsend
San Francisco
Litchfield
Harvey W. Scott to Lead Portland Lewis and Clark Fair
Harvey W. Scott editor of the Morning Oregonian is slated to succeed the late Henry W. Corbett as president of the Lewis and Clark Fair in Portland. Scott currently serves as first vice president and will assume the role after Corbett’s death.
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Henry Corbett
Portland
Harvey W. Scott
Morning Oregonian
Henry W. Corbett
Scott
Cardinals attend Rome session as two archbishop appointments made
In Rome on April 6 an unusually large crowd of cardinals gathered for the propaganda session. Rev. John Glennon was named co adjutor and archbishop of St Louis and Henry Moelter was named coadjutor and archbishop of Cincinnati. The Lyle Goldendale road is slated for completion by April 20.
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Rome
Propaganda Side
John Glennon
St. Louis
Henry Moelter
Cincinnati
Much Progress Made By Tillers Of The Sol
President Roosevelt speaks in South Dakota on agricultural progress and government aid to farmers stockgrowers emphasizing education irrigation and self help. He notes agricultural expansion, meat and plant export health inspections, and tree planting while urging cooperation with states for roads and education. The trip includes Sioux Falls Yankton Mitchell Fargo and Aberdeen with patriotic celebrations.
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Department of Agriculture
Ihe
West
Nifalfa
Prairies
Nyme
Yankton
Sioux Falls
Sioux Falla
South Dakota
Aberdeen
Minneapolis
Dakota
Mitchell
Milwaukee Road
Edgely
Fargo
Consternation in Post Office Circles
Washington April 6 the auditor in the post office department held up the accounts of six persons listed as route inspectors in the rural free delivery division. They have been drafted for other service, and the disruption follows inspectors reviewing records over the past ten days amid internal scrutiny of the free delivery division.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Painters Strike in Portland Over Daily Wages
Union painters in Portland begin a strike demanding a minimum wage of 3.50 per day, with 250 workers leaving. They threaten a general strike if nonunion labor is used, as contractors and builders’ groups reportedly concede to painters’ demands.
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Portland
Dre
Mister Builders
California Duel Ends in Bloodshed as men clash
In Butte County California two mill workers engaged in a violent fight. McCaw allegedly struck with an ax biting and slicing, while Ogle knocked him down and McCaw then retaliated by striking Ogle with the ax. The fight left serious injuries and a severed thumb reported.
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Reding
Cal
Ogle
S&s
Butte County
Tle
McCaw
Thief Steals Tickets From Catholic Fair in San Francisco
Eight thousand tickets were stolen from a San Francisco Catholic fair on March 7. The theft went undiscovered until all tickets were sold and buyers entered the event. The church committee seeks the thief and the missing funds.
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San Francisco
Flooding After High Winds Hits Laconia Area
A report from Laconia indicates high winds caused property damage estimated at $4,000. Water pour through a crevasse flooding the area and the levee below must be cut to release the overflow.
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Laconia
Memphis
Laconia Circle
Will Race Tomorrow in Shamrocks Trials
Veymouth, England, April to Shamrocks U1 and reached port this morning from Glasgow and are being put in shape for the trial races to morrow.
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Veymouth
England
Port
Glasgow
Ohio Municipal Elections Show Republican Gains
Ohio voters in Columbus and across the state report early returns indicating Republican gains as municipal elections proceed, reflecting shifting local political support and party momentum.
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Ohio
Columbus
Judge Adams Denies Board of Trade Equity Relief
In Saint Louis April 6 Judge Adams in the United States court refused to grant an injunction against focal firms using Chicago Board of Trade quotations. He calls the futures sales for grain and hogs gambling with no delivery intent and says such quotations do not deserve protection as property.
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St. Lewi
Adams
United States
Morning Board
Chicago Board of Trade
Focal Firms
Board of Trade
Court of Equity
Court of Commeence
Greece vows neutrality if Turkey battles Bulgaria or Russia
Constantinople April 6. The commission which carried a letter from the Sultan of Turkey to the King of Greece returned with a reply stating that Greece will remain neutral should a war break out between Turkey and Bulgaria or Russia. The assurance aims to reassure both sides amid rising tensions in the region.
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Turkey
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Athens
Torday
Russia
Anarchists Arrested in St Petersburg Conspiracy
A lengthy conspiracy to assassinate the ministers of religion and interior was unearthed in St Petersburg. Police have made numerous arrests and are closing in on further conspirators.
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St. Petersburg
Regelon
Interior
Regents Appoint New Members to State Institutions
Governor Chamberlain names P. L. Staxton of Baker City and W. M. Blakley of Pendleton as new Western State Normal School trustees replacing C. W. James and Worthington. Board to reorganize and elect officers. additional Regents named for State University and health officer positions at Yaquina Bay.
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Portland
Chamberlain
PL M. Staxton
Baker City
W. M. Blakley
Pendleton
Weater State Normal School
C. W. James
Baker
Ciehler Farmers and Trader’ National Bank
J. Wo Morrow
Hepp Hor
G. W. Proebuter
Weaton
Wnd
F. M. Saxton
The
State University
Frederick V. Holman
C. C Peekman
Cyrus A. Adolph
William Smith
Vyaquinn Bay
Dre Od. Wetmern
Toledo
Ste. Cowie
Dv FM
Carter
Injunction Dissolved. Railroads May Merge to Compete
In the US circuit court Judge Lurton dissolved a prior injunction held by Southern Pacific minority stockholders. The move would allow majority SP to cancel a Central Pacific lease, enabling Union Pacific to gain control and form a competing line to Oakland. SP election in Louisville next Wednesday was postponed pending a minority appeal for rehearing.
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Central
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Cincinnati
United States
Lurton
Southern Pacific Railway
Central Pacific
Oakland
Louisville
Wn Bern
Jim Howard Faces Third Trial in Governor Guebel Case
Jim Howard arrives in Frankfort Kentucky to face a third trial for the murder of Governor Guebel. The Frankfort circuit court convenes at noon and will hear the case, with a change of venue likely to be overruled, and a trial set to proceed immediately.
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Jim Howard
Frankfort
Jim Blows
Guebel
Howard
Coke
Carrie Nation Speech at Mormon Conference Praises Temperance
Carrie Nation spoke at the Mormon conference in Salt Lake on April 1 and ascended to the podium with President Smith’s permission. She praised Mormons for lower liquor abuse rates, joked about polygamy, and urged breaking the liquor curse.
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Carrie Nation
Salt Lake
Smith
Sion
Mormon Celebration Marks Founding Anniversary in La Grande
The Union Stake division of the Mormon church in Union county held a three day observance Friday through Sunday with services, music, sermons, and dances. The event followed the beet factory’s arrival, drawing Mormon settlers who purchased most of the local beet crop at prices ranging from 47 to 65 dollars per ton.
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Union Stake
Mormon Church
Union County
Church of Latter Day
Plac Mermons
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